Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha

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Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Country (sports)Flag of India.svg  India
Born (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 30)
Neyveli, India
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$147,150
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 605 (14 January 2019)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles6 Challenger, 13 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 98 (10 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 150 (28 November 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2026)
Last updated on: 28 November 2025.

Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (born 27 April 1995) is an Indian tennis player from Karnataka. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 98 achieved on 20 May 2024 and a career high singles ranking of No. 605 achieved on 14 January 2019. [1]

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Kaliyanda Poonacha has won six ATP Challenger doubles titles.

Career

He won his first Challenger at the 2023 President's Cup with S D Prajwal Dev.

Partnering with Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli, Poonacha won the 2024 San Luis Open Challenger. [2]

In February 2025, he and Dev received a cash prize of Rs.100000 each from the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association for winning the gold medal in the 38th National Games tennis doubles for men. [3]

In November, he won a wildcard along with his doubles partner Pruchya Isaro of Thailand, for the 2026 Australian Open men's doubles after winning the Asia-Pacific wildcard playoff. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Niki Poonacha and Rithvik Bollipalli clinch first ATP Challenger title in San Luis". The Bridge. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Prajwal Dev & Niki Poonacha receive cash award of Rs 1 lakh for their National Games Gold Medal - Indian Tennis Daily". 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Niki Poonacha earns Australian Open doubles wildcard after Asia-Pacific playoff win". India Today. 2025-11-29. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
  5. ↑ Sportstar, Team (2025-11-28). "Indo-Thai pair Poonacha-Isaro secures Australian Open 2026 spot after winning Asia-Pacific wild card play-off final". Sportstar. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
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